Vaccination of infants aged 0 to 11 months at the Yaounde Gynaeco-obstetric and pediatric hospital in Cameroon: how complete and how timely?

Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the parents

	Variables	Number	Percentage (%)
Mother’s age (years)	< 30	226	56.5
Mother’s age (years)	≥ 30	174	43.5
Mother’s level of education	Illiterate	4	1.0
	Primary	32	8.0
	Secondary	205	61.3
	Higher	159	39.8
Mother’s profession	Private	50	12.5
	Public servant	59	14.8
	Informal	85	21.3
	Pupil or student	69	17.3
	Unemployed	137	34.3
Matrimonial status	Single	84	21.0
Matrimonial status	Couple	316	79.0
Religion	Christian	367	91.8
	Muslim	31	7.8
	Others	2	0.5
Parity	Primipara	145	36.3
Parity	Multipara	255	63.8
Distance from home to the vaccination unit (Km)	< 5	199	49.8
Distance from home to the vaccination unit (Km)	≥ 5	201	50.3
Satisfaction with the vaccination unit	Yes	333	83.3
Satisfaction with the vaccination unit	No	67	16.8
Father’s level of education	Illiterate	2	0.5
	Primary	19	4.8
	Secondary	166	41.5
	Higher	213	53.3
Father’s profession	Private	93	23.3
	Public servant	116	29.0
	Informal	155	38.8
	Pupil or student	25	6.3
	Unemployed	11	2.8

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